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The technique of improving formation conductivity through hydraulic fracturing has proved beneficial to oil and gas producers for more than five decades. During this period, significant technology and technique improvements have been introduced that make the practice more cost-effective, more productive in terms of ultimate hydrocarbon recovery and less time-consuming. Still, the practice of hydraulic fracturing has only recently been introduced offshore.